Brake-support bracket



J. G. CARROLL BRAKE SUPPORT BRACKET Exled July 27 1926 Z'ShQeIs-Sheet, l

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To (all whom it may concern:

Be it known that '-I, JO N G. CARnoLna citizen of the United States, residingat Chicago, in the county of r-Gook-and State of Illinois, have invented acertain new and useful Improvement in Brake-Support Brackets, of which the following lis'a full, clear, concise, and exact description, reference being "had to the accompanying drawings, forming a part of this-speeification.

invention relates to vehicle construction, and more particularly to an improvement in the rear axle housing and=brakesup- PQItrbI'tlGkBt structure. While ,I shall .describe my invention in connection with a rear agile and -wheel construction known as the *lValker ell-ire, t is to :be ,understood that the invention is-not limited to pee :in connection with this particular drive, but may be employed for other rear {axle and drive construction.

Acoordin -to my invention, lprovide a bracket W l11Gl1 is mounted upon the end of the axle housing, which bracket Iprovirles support fora-thebrake mech anism oni therear w e1 or-wheels, and serves alsoasasplit clamp for clamping the end of vthe axle housing which 1 is slot-ted upon the stub-axle of the' "Icorresp ending wheel to hold it i firmly to theaXl-e housin'g. This split clamp z'is provided also with-means for spneadingi the split clamp and ior contracting the sa me. 'gIn order to acquaint those skilled in the art with (the manner of constructing and operating my invention, I shall now dos'cr-ibethesaine in connection with the acicompanying drawings i i-which 'Fig. {lislaface-view of the braoket-of-my invention as applied on the-end of the housing, which is shown partlyinend clevation';

Fig. 2 *is ,a dragmentary --soctional wiew taken -on the= line 2- 2-of;.Fig. 1 1

Fig-. 3 is aside elevational viewofthe bracketand theadjac ent end ofrtheaxle housing viewed from the left side ofg l ig. 1; and

Fig. 4; is a longitudinal section through the end 'Gfliher axle-housing and through the bracket,showing apart of the wheel.

The {VVal-ker drive, as' is well understood by'those gskilled in-the art and more fully disclosed in Patent No. i 1,420,793, to: George 1R, Walker, June 27, 1922,, comprises :a -dead axle ;hous'ing with --a; live-spindle or shaft for each rear wheel with a gear reduction 1n the wheel. The Wheel itself, which I have indicated as ,an entirety :by the reference numeral 1 in :Fig. 4, is .mountedupon a stub ,axle and .yoke member 2 through suitable,bearings,.the inner one of which". is shown at adjacent the end ,of the axle housing 4. The aXle-honsingzhasfla lhdllow cylindrical bore which ,rleceivesthecylindrical stub axle portion 15., which portion 5 is integral with the yoke member for supporting idling gears, not shown, as vis well vunderstood. in the lrvalker ,driye. tThis stub axle is keyed'lin placeflin the present instance .@by a bolt 6.Wl1lhlllQS;lIl atgroove formed in the lower part of .the cylindrical stubaxle iportioni5. :The end .offithe :honsing rladjacent the wheel ,1, ,which dorms the cylindricalsocket, has ,upon its ,upper surface a spring .pad? tonmonnting themehicleispring between the axle andlthetrear end of the body ,or iframe; -.The extreme outer end ofthe axle housingA ismachined to provide a cylindricaLouter surface 8 1130 receiveithe split olamporihub portionsdof the iloracket 10. .A Izflange :1'1 is (formed 1111-, tegral with the ,outer. end of the axle honsing 4- and its right: hand i'faoe, as seenin'Fig. el, :is machined 5110,1513 t closely against the 091- responding iflange =12. of ithe rbnake support. bracket K10. 'lhese flanges ,are lclampedtogether by [bolts 13 which in this case are shown as ifive in ,n111nb,er,(see Fig. ,1), .the criterwendloflthe axle housing which iforms the socket for the stubportion 5 is Slotted or slit, as indicated at ll in Fig. 1, and

flanges 15 and 1.6 areiformed integral with the circular I flange 11 and the adja en edges of the housing 4. Thesealongitndinal *llangiesare, adaptedlto be. drawn together by means ,of ,the :bolt 17, :for shrinking Or lclampinglthis,partot the axle housing upon the gcylindrical stub portion 5. The brake support bracket :10 has lateral-1y, extending arms Z18v and.19,.which arepreferably identical, so that the. same-bracket may 1 he used upon, the 1 left .side' .or, right side of the yehicle. Each arm: has.a1n011terrubtea1ing support 20 for supporting a shaft or ipin fstor the outer or. contracting ihrake band,;;which goes upon the outsiidei'fsurface.ofthe;brake drum 21, shown in a fragmentarytway in 'Fig". 4. :;Each,,:arm ,alsocontainsa suitable bearing; 22 tori supporting Q a shaft. or pin employed in connection with an internal or expanding brake for use upon the inner cylindrical surface of the brake drum 21. The particular form of brake band or oper ating mechanism is not important, and it may be varied. Neither is it necessary for my invention that the bearings 20 be of the same size for the arms 18 and 19, nor that the bearings 22 be of the same size for the arms 18 and 19.

' Lugs or ears 23 and 24 are formed integral with the lower clamping or cylindrical huh portion 9 of the brake support bracket, and the brake support bracket is slotted as'is clearly indicated in Fig. 1 by reference numeral 25; this slot registering with the slot 14 in the axle housing so that when the brake support bracket is clamped by means of the bolts 13 to the flange 11, this brake support bracket becomes substantially an integral part of the outer end of the axle housing. These depending lugs or ears 23 and 24 are drilled to receive loosely the bolt or stud 26. Sufficient room is pro-. vided between the lugs or ears 23, 24, to provide for the threaded nuts 27. The head of the bolt 26 rests against theoutside of the lug 24 and a nut 29 with an interposed spring washer 30 lies against the outer surface of the lug 23 for drawing the-ears 23, 24 together when the bracket and end of the axle housing operates as a split clamp to grip the end of the stub axle and yoke member. When it is desired to open the split clamp torelease the stub axle mem her, the nut 29 is backed off and the nuts 27 are threaded out against the adjacent inner surfaces of the ears 23 and 24, the central part of the bolt 26 then operating as a strut to push the ears or lugs 23, 24 apart and thus spread the split clamp to facilitate withdrawal or introduction of the stub axle upon which the wheel is mounted.

It is believed that the operation of the device Will be clear from the above descrip tion.

I have shown the live axle at 31 leading to the driving pinion 32 for indicating the Walker type of drive.

In case of wear or breakage, the brake supporting bracket may readily be taken off and repaired or replaced. The brake will always remain in alignment with the brake drum and will not be afl'ected by shifting of the spring on the rear axle or shifting of the frame with respect to the rear axle, since this bracket is accurately centered by the end of the axle housing and firmly united therewith. w i

I do not intend tobe limited to the details shown or described.

I claim 1. In combination, an axle housing having a substantially cylindrical bore, a stub axle in said bore, said housing being slotted or split lengthwise along one side of said bore, lugs secured to said housing, one on each side of said slot, a stud extending through said lugs, means on said stud between said lugs for spreading said slot, and means on the stud external to the lugs for contracting the slot.

2. In combination, an axle housing having a bore, a stub axle in said bore, said housing being slotted or split lengthwise along one side of said bore, a brake supporting bracket member having a central split clamp member engaging the end of said housing, lugs secured to said member, means connecting said member to the axle housing, and common means for spreading orshrinking the split clamp member. 3. In combination, an axle housing having a cylindrical socket for receiving a stub axle, said socket being slotted along one side, flanges extending from said housing on each side of the slot, clamping means for clamping said flanges together to shrink said socket, a split clamp surrounding the end of the socket, means for securing said split clamp to the outside of said socket, and common means for spreading or shrinking said split clamp member.

4. In combination, an axle housing having a cylindrical socket for receiving a stub axle, said socket being slotted along one side, flanges extending from said housing on each side of the slot, clamping means for clamp ing said flanges together to shrink said socket, a split clamp surrounding the end of I the socket, means for securing said split clamp to the outside of said socket, and common means for spreading or shrinking said split clamp member, and arms extending from said split clamp member, said arms being adapted to support brake mechanism.

5. In combination, an axle housing having a flange, a cylindrical end beyond the flange, said housing being slotted longitudinally through the cylindrical part and through the flange, a brake supporting bracket member having a flange bolted to said first flange, saidmember being slotted, and means on said member for spreading or collapsing said slot in common.

6. A brake support bracket having laterally extending arms for supporting brake controlling means, a circular embracing portion, said portion being slotted, ears depending from the sides of the slot, means extending through the ears for shrinking or spreading the slot.

7 A brake supporting bracket comprising a circular body portion havinglaterally extending arms, said body portion being slotted, and'means integral with the body portion for spreading or shrinking the same.

8. In combination, an axle housing having a substantially cylindrical end, a flange adjacent said cylindrical end, an internal socket adapted to receive a stub axle, a brake supporting bracket comprising a clamp having laterally extending arms, means for clamping said split clamp to said axle housing adjacent the cylindrical portion, and means for contracting said split clamp.

9. In combination, an axle housing having a cylindrical end, a peripheral flange adja cent said cylindricalend, a brake supporting member comprising a central spllt clamp member, a flange and laterally extending arms, means for clamping said latter flange to the first-named flange, means for contracting said split clamp portion.

10. In combination, a hollow axle housing having a cylindrical socket at its outer end, a peripheral flange adjacent the outer end, a brake supporting member comprising a central hub portion embracing the end of the axle housing, a flange portion clamped to said first-named flange, and laterally extending arms adapted to support brake mechanism.

11. In combination, a holloW axle housing having a cylindrical socket adapted to receive a stub axle, an outer cylindrical portion, a peripheral flange adjacent said lastnamed portion, a brake supporting member comprising a central hub member embracing said cylindrical portion of the axle housing, a flange adapted to be clamped to said firstnamed flange, and laterally extending arms, said arms having bearings for brake operating means.

In Witness whereof, I hereunto subscribe my name this 25th day of July, 1923.

JOHN Gr. CARROLL. 

